| #5011938 in Books | Bristol Classical Press | 2001-08-31 | 2001-08-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.56 x5.00l,.59 | File type: PDF | 266 pages | ||0 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Poor Translation|By Mark Twain|This is a pretty mundane and selective translation from the Greek text. There are far better (and more accurate) translations of this work by Plato.|0 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| But I know this series is good.|By Jeneane Sorensen|I didn't get to use it as I had planned. But||'lucid, penetrating and philosophically interesting' --M.C. Stokes, University of Durham
Excellent. --W. Charlton, University of Edinburgh|Language Notes|Text: English (translation)| Original Language: Greek|
Plato's "Protagoras" is the dialogue which pits Socrates against Protagoras as representative of the 'sophistic movement' and clearly distances Socrates from his teachings. Protagoras was the chief exponent of the view, ascribed comically by Aristophanes in "Clouds" to Socrates himself, that one should be able to argue with equal force for or against any particular socio-political or ethical standpoint (i.e. make the weaker argument appear the stronger). He was also a...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Protagoras (Greek Texts) | Plato.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.